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'NZ CATHOLIC' - Issue 272, August 12-25 2007
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
In this issue ...
NATIONAL
High Court ruling won't stop Church from speaking out ... School rolls still
rising ... St Thomas principal leaves for school job in Nigeria ... Podcast
will be a first for Church in NZ ... Church takes on violence in the home
... Child abuse linked to abortion mentality ... Auckland priests celebrate
ordination jubilees ... NZ gets first Mary MacKillop statue ... Cathedral
tapu-lifting scheduled ... Catholic head rubbishes "white flight" reports
... St Peter's students go for gold awards in Tonga ... 338 days to World
Youth Day 2008 ... ERO File
FEATURES
Priest shortage hits rural parishes especially hard, says professor ...
Social services need cash, says council ... Christchurch social agencies
begin sharing their resources ... Mercy college celebrates 50 years ... St
Thomas boys win Young Enterprise Scheme
OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Accepting disappointment in love ... Marty Williams:
Faithfulness of older parishioners is "a pearl of great price" ... Parish
Diary: Funerals can be complex ... Others Say: Never forget where the good
news is ... Editorial: Use deacons to free up more priests ... Malcolm Evans
... Letters
INTERNATIONAL
Peaceful use of nuclear technology wanted ... Caritas cheers decision to
send peacekeepers to Sudan ... Pope rejoices with Iraqis in famous soccer
victory ... US priest was murdered, Kenyan inquest rules ... In Brief ...
Bishop sees idolatry facing pro-lifers ... Hundreds pray in Twin Cities for
bridge-collapse victims ... Holy Father no denier of evolution ... Bishops
urge politicians to rethink abortion plan ... Chinese hope for papal visit
... Pontiff urges end to wars ... Seminary rector a soulful man ... Doctor
says NFP respects the person ... The Pope: Man has to learn to hear the
truth ... Television network celebrates
REGULAR FEATURES
Papal Prayer, Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck,
Scripture, Feasts, Liturgical Calendar, The Doolans, God in the Garden,
Caption Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword,
That Word!, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Photo Prayer, Wit's End.
ADVERTISING FEATURE
Funerals
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Driver and victim went to same church
The Dominion Post â€" News â€" 10 Aug 2007 â€" Page 7
[Not available on the newspaper's free Website]
A retired Taupo man who accidentally hit and killed an elderly pedestrian as
he drove to church will meet her relatives before sentencing. Thomas
McAneney, 73, was charged with careless driving causing the death of Joan
Patricia Brough, 86, in Acacia Bay Rd, Taupo, on January 14 this year...
Roncalli team set to climb into fray
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4159100a6434.html
Four Roncalli College pupils will be aiming high at the South Island
secondary schools rock climbing championships in Christchurch this
weekend...
St Peter's top of the class for NCEA
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4159046a6011.html
St Peter's College in Gore has come out on top of Southland secondary
schools for their 2006 NCEA results...
Marist members learn from their past
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=68221
[The Society of Mary] worldwide will look at its history to learn for the
betterment of the future. Almost 100 members of various Marist religious
organisations gathered for a one-week workshop at the Pacific Regional
Seminary, Suva and focussed on the early history of the Catholic Church in
the South Pacific. This is the first Marist Society international workshop
to be held in the South Pacific region...
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CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Caritas joins international effort for South Asia floods
http://www.caritas.org.nz/?sid=1071
Catholic humanitarian agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged
$20,000 towards immediate flood relief work in devastated parts of South
Asia...
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INSPIRATIONAL TV
http://inspirationaltv.net/
Latest: Maria's married bliss ...
Maria invites us into her home to explain how she and her husband try to
juggle marriage and work, when both find themselves with fulltime
commitments...
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THE 15TH STATION
http://www.station15.co.nz/
Thursday the 15th of August, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, patroness of New Zealand, is the date for the launch of the
first New Zealand Catholic podcast, "The 15th Station", sponsored by the 'NZ
Catholic' newspaper. A podcast is a sound file which can be listened to on
the Website or transferred to a portable device such as an iPod for
listening "on the go".
Compiled monthly, The 15th Station will include commentary on news of
Catholic interest from the previous four weeks and other features.
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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/
http://www.romereports.com/ (video)
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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
Analysis and commentary by John R. Allen
http://ncrcafe.org/node/507
Sex scandal in Italy; Appreciating Cardinal Lustiger; Latin Mass update; and
a Polish radio priest
Controversy continued to mount this week surrounding sex abuse charges
against one of the highest-profile figures in Italian Catholicism, Fr.
Pierino Gelmini, the 82-year-old founder of a movement called ComunitÃ
Incontro (Encounter Community), which works with young alcohol and drug
addicts. Founded in 1963, the community has 164 centers in Italy and 74
abroad, including Thailand, Bolivia and Brazil, which have served more than
300,000 youth...
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EMPLOYMENT
[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]
[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz/ ]
Director, Marist Alternative Education Centre, Glenfield, North Shore
http://www.maristaeu.co.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' August 12-25 2007 p.23, and from Chairperson,
Marist Alternative Education Trust Board, PO Box 102080, North Shore Mail
Centre, Auckland. Applications close 15 August 2007.
Director, the Marist Brothers' Champagnat Partnership
http://www.maristbrothers.org.nz/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' August 12-25 2007 p.23, and from Brother Douglas
Dawick, brdoug@paradise.net.nz; tel. (04) 972 6926; Applications close 24
August 2007.
Manager for Catholic Schools, Diocese of Palmerston North
Job description: http://www.pndiocese.org.nz/?sid=1405
Details in 'NZ Catholic' August 12-25 2007 p.23, and from Catholic Education
Office, tel. (06) 358 8079; fax: (06) 357 3624; email:
tmurphy@pndiocese.org.nz Applications close August 31 2007
